Delphine Dryden

When not writing erotic romance and steampunk or doing "mommy stuff" Delphine reads voraciously, designs websites, edits and plays computer games. She is fortunate enough to have two absurdly precocious children and two delightful if occasionally disobedient mutts. Delphine and her family are all Texas natives, and reside in unapologetic suburban bliss near Houston.

I’m re-releasing some of my Ellora’s Cave novellas this fall and winter! Already available:
LOVE WITH A CHANCE OF ZOMBIES, a EPIC-award-winning post-apocalyptic tale in which love and science win the day.
INTERMEZZO–for those who like their erotic romance with a French twist.
THE LAMPLIGHTER’S LOVE, a steamy steampunk holiday story.
Coming soon, look for TOY BOX, the happy tale of a kinky couple who finally manage to get rid of the kids for the weekend!

I’ll be spending most of June building my strength up for a wild July… Coming in July: Two new releases
July 1st: GILDED LILY (Steam & Seduction, Book 3)
July 15th: SEX ON THE BEACH (Cosmo Red Hot Reads/Tropical Trysts, Book 2) Also in July: RWA Nationals in San Antonio
July 23-26: the RWA Annual Conference is in San Antonio, Texas this year. Just a three-hour drive from Houston, which makes a very nice change as I can drive instead of fly! There will be a multi-au

Lots of exciting stuff in May! May 13: MAI TAI FOR TWO releases!
My blurb: Nerds on a beach. Two programmer-dork “work spouses” win a Hawaiian vacation and, once they get there, almost immediately fall on each other’s faces. Sexytimes and feels ensue. Which just about anybody coulda seen coming. Empire Strikes Back quotes ahoy!
The official blurb:
Julie’s Hawaiian Vacay Itinerary!
You and your “work husband” have just won an all-expenses-paid v

March’s big news: GILDED LILY is available for pre-order!
This is the third book in the Steam and Seduction series, and features more espionage, romance, and adventure…and bonus cephalopods!
Pre-order it now from Amazon or Barnes & Noble!

Coming up soon: my pair of novellas for Cosmo Red Hot Reads! Nerdmance is heating up in Hawaii, y’all! Three software developers and a corporate research librarian…aw, yeah.
Pre-order MAI TAI FOR TWO at Amazon or

The news for January 2014 is Red Hot and Scarlet!
I’m working on a pair of novellas for Cosmo Red Hot Reads! They’re set on the gorgeous north shore of Oahu, so I’m having a blast writing them and imagining all the steamy vacation goodness. But are there nerds? Of course there are! Three software developers and a corporate research librarian…aw, yeah. Look for LEI’D in July, and ALOHA later in 2014.